SESSION Abstract: Fuel Your Body, Read the Signs
Your car gives warning signs before it breaks down, and your body does too. Routine blood tests and health checks measure some of those signs, but the numbers can be hard to make sense of. This talk explains why your body runs on two fuel systems, why many of us rely mostly on one, and what cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure measurements reflect about metabolic health. You will leave with a clearer understanding of these markers and better questions to bring to your next conversation with your doctor or nurse. To finish up we will discuss some of the lifestyle behaviours that you can begin implementing to help turn your dashboard lights green.
This is a general education session. It does not provide personal medical advice or individual interpretation of test results.
Key Takeaways:
- Understand how your body uses different fuel sources and why metabolic flexibility matters for long-term health.
- Learn what cholesterol, blood sugar and blood pressure measurements mean in layman’s terms, and which questions are worth asking your health professional about your own results.
- Learn about some of the lifestyle choices we can make to support better metabolic health.
Date: Wednesday 25th November
Time & format: The workshop will start at 10am, with a coffee and tea break followed by a lively facilitated discussion to answer all your curious questions. The workshop will finish at 12pm.
Location: Art Deco Trust, Memorial Square, Napier 5 Clive Square East, Napier South, Napier 4110
About the expert
Ingrid Milnes
I'm Ingrid, a certified Metabolic Health and Nutrition Coach with a degree in Psychology. Losing my father to complications from metabolic syndrome, and walking alongside my mother through Alzheimer's, showed me firsthand what chronic disease takes from a life, and lit the fire to help others address the root cause of most of it: poor metabolic health.
My studies revealed just how much is within our control. Sustainable lifestyle change can measurably improve metabolic health, prevent disease, and lift overall quality of life at any age.
I work with people at midlife and beyond to make changes to how they eat and move, so they can avoid chronic disease later and function at their best now. In my upcoming workshop, I'll show you how your body is like a hybrid car: it can run on two different fuel systems, and being able to switch between them is vital for remaining healthy. You'll also learn how to read your dashboard indicators to understand your metabolic health, and I'll share strategies to turn some of those red and orange lights back to green.
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